He was already out so it's ok to not acknowledge them? So would it be ok to knock someone out, kick them in the back of the head and say "he was already out so it's ok!", what a load of shite. Yeah it wouldn't change the outcome but it was illegal as fuck!!

He was already out so it's ok to not acknowledge them? So would it be ok to knock someone out, kick them in the back of the head and say "he was already out so it's ok!", what a load of shite. Yeah it wouldn't change the outcome but it was illegal as fuck!!

That was the point I was trying to make even if he was already out before the first illegal shot (and thats debatable) u still cant get away with that. Surely??????

I dont think it was deliberate, Gonzaga was out, as he dropped his head turned and the last blow or maybe 2 seemed to catch the back of his head, in that split second, can anyone expect Browne to stop the elbow that was being thrown as Gonzaga's head turned, the first few landed cleanly, he was just plowing a load in the same way as the first few...

Is the ruling intentional though or just any illegal blow? As in kinda handball - if its not intentional then crack on.

I honestly think it was just that split second as Gonzaga slumped, Browne plowed a few more in and the last one or two caught the back of his head, didn't change the outcome, nor really was there anything he could do to stop the blow landing, be a bit harsh to DQ him for them - Jones on the other hand, that was a 12-6 elbow which is never legal, the elbow Browne threw was legal but Gonzaga's head turned making it land illegally.

Not sure what can be done about these kind of things but I hate when a fighter covers up and starts squirming and twisting his head whilst the dude on top reigns down blows and the ref tells them to watch the punches they throw - its almost impossible I imagine to determine where the dude you are about to punch is going to twist his head, I kinda dislike the illegal blow rules in that regard as in those circumstances the punch/elbow thrown is a legit elbow and meant in a legit manner, just in that moment that the punch/elbow is thrown, the dude on the receiving end turns slightly causing the blow to land not on the target as intended - that to me in some regards is more the dude getting punched's fault, he is the one turning into the blow.

Having read this back, I dont think I am getting across what I am trying to explain properly, I also cant be arsed to rewrite it, I shall hope it comes across as intended! If not, meh.

yeah man, if you KO someone and they are out of the fight, it's fine to land an illegal blow afterwards. stamping on their nuts or landing a vicious elbow to the back of the head are both fine as long as the guy had no chance of recovering lol